Senior Counsel – Legal

Senior Counsel – Legal

Requirements

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and admission to the bar
• 7-10+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in commercial transactions, including client agreement negotiations is required; in house, corporate experience is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must possess strong judgment, confidence, collaborative problem-solving skills, and ability to spot potential issues quickly
• Must be able to independently handle a variety and number of legal matters with minimal supervision and manage other team members
• Schedules and prioritizes work and deliverables to ensure on-time response to a large variety of changing demands/requests/requirements
• Highly organized and driven to thoroughly understand the issue and the possible implications of legal guidance

Responsibilities

• Provides support for client contract compliance and commercial matters
• Works to support internal client needs, and act as a liaison and brokers creative solutions for relevant stakeholders
• Develops a thorough understanding of Asurion’s business, processes and goals to provide innovative legal solutions that solve unique or challenging problems
• Establishes strong collaborative relationships with cross functional team, including legal, underwriting, finance, tax, treasury, supply chain management, and client services
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills and judgment to evaluate factual and qualitative information in complicated or novel situations
• Acts as a trusted advisor and leader to drive results/complete transactions & projects efficiently and effectively
• Actively seeks operational understanding and implications of initiatives and implements process improvements to streamline support

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house corporate experience is a plus
• Aptitude and motivation for staying current with regulatory changes in insurance, service contract and consumer protection regulations